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MLB Agrees to Grandfather Otani Under Old Posting Rules, Still Needs Union Blessing

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After a great deal of back and forth in the last week alone, it appears as though the Shohei Otani saga may finally be entering the home stretch. After it looked for a bit like his prospects of coming to MLB this season were on their deathbed, the star pitcher/outfielder resuscitated them when he hired new representation. Then came word that MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball had reached an agreement to grandfather the now-defunct posting system for one more year.

That bit about hiring a US-based agent is going to be very important with the last remaining hurdle in the process, which is the approval of the Players Association.